The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth and the fifth largest moon in the Solar System. It is the largest natural satellite in the solar system relative to the size of its planet. The following is information specific for Jakarta, Indonesia during March 2021.
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Date and time of moon phases
The information in the following table comes from calculations published by the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory.
Moon phases
Dates
Time
3rd quarter
2021-03-06
08:30
new moon
2021-03-13
17:21
1st quarter
2021-03-21
21:40
full moon
2021-03-29
01:48
Apogee and perigee of the Moon
The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during March 2021.
Position
Dates
Time
Distance
Notes
Perigee
2021-03-02
12:20
365,421 km
Apogee
2021-03-18
12:05
405,252 km
Perigee
2021-03-30
13:13
360,310 km
Moon-Planet Conjunctions
A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth.
The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 31 days of March 2021.
Indonesia is partly in the southern hemisphere. The information of the moon presented here applies to the southern hemisphere. Moon phases are different for each hemisphere.